RECORD FOR COUNTY

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30513, 7 August 1964, Page 15

RECORD FOR COUNTY

384 Top Score Against Aust.

fN Z. Press Assn—Copyright) BIRMINGHAM, August 6. The Warwickshire lefthander, R. Barber, scored a

century before lunch on the first day of the match against Australia yesterday. He went on to score 132 and Warwickshire made 384 runs in 293 minutes—the county's highest total against e touring Australian team. .After lunch Barber tore the bowling to ribbons when he scored 34 runs in 15 minutes —hitting seven fours before being caught on the boundary. He made his 138 runs in 135 minutes and hit 22 fours. WARWICKSHIRE First Innings N. Horner, c Lawry, b Cowper .. 42 R. Barber, c O'Neill, b Sellers .. 13S W. J. Stewart, retired hurt 12 M. J. K. Smith, c Potter, b Cowper .41 J. Jameson, lbw, b Cowper 40 D L. Amiss, c and b Cowper 5 A. C. Smith, lbw, b O’Neill 25 M. D. Mence, c Burge, b O'Neill .14 J. R. Banniser, c Connolly, b Sellers .. ..7 R Miller, b Martin .. 26 R B. Edmonds, not out .. 16 Extras (b. 8, l.b. 5, w. 4, n.b. 1) .. ..18 Total .. ..384 Fall of wickets: one for 97, two for 205, three for 280, four for 289, five for 290, six for 325, seven for 329, eight for 343, nine for 361. Bowling: McKenzie, 19, 2, 64, 0: Connolly, 14, 1, 60, 0; Cowper, 25, 4, 98, 4: Martin, 17, 2. 52, 1: Sellers. 12. 3, 68, 2; O’Neill, 6. 1, 24, 2. AUSTRALIA First Innings , W M. Lawry, not out .. 12 A. W. Grout, c and b Mence 8 N. C. O’Neill, not out .. 23 Total (for 1 wicket) .. 43 Fall of wicket: one for 8.